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[tack_the_great]

I can remember a time about five years ago, sitting in a run down apartment built out of the loft of a barn with no money and tattered clothes thinking "Damn, I've got it made." Now I sit in my three bedroom two bathroom house with a steady income, a wife to be, and a child on the way and all I think is, "Where did I go wrong?" Somehow I managed

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[ravenmercan]

despite the fact that I'm sure you don't view me as the friend I used to be to you, I haven't changed. I'm still Alex. I realize that my not getting through boot camp thoroughly dissappointed you and i lost respect in your eyes because of it, but it's my life and I decided I didn't want to hand it over to the Marines. I didn't do the marines because of you, so I don't think i have anything to prove. I'm gonna make my life what I wanted it to be just the same without dealing with the military life. I wish you could be happy for me for that (cuz everyone else is), but for some reason i feel you view that as a failure. I'm sorry that things aren't going the way you wanted, and even sorrier that you seem to feel trapped now. I wish there was some way that I could help, but I can't do anything about this situation. All i can do is be here for what help i can give. An ear to lend for venting, a mouth for the advice that i try to give, and when all else fails, a shoulder to cry on (marines are allowed to cry, by the way). I love